Shutter lift



.'H. H. DANIELS.

sHuUER Lm. APFUTIOI FILED SEPT. 8, 1921.

Patented May 30, 1922.

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H. H. DANIELS.

SHUTTER LIFT.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT.8. 1921. 1,417,55 95. Patented May 30, 1922.

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8731A l u tfozv my uNi'r-Eo STATES Piirrzla'rN ori-ica OMER HOLT DANIELS, OF OSWEGO, SAS.

SHUTTER LIFT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 30,` 1922.

appiipamn niet september s, 1921. serial No. 499,247.

'safety shutter of a moving picture apparatus to automatically control the same.

The primary object of the invention is to provide novel means controlled by .the movement of the film strip over its guiding rollers for operating the safety. shutter to cause the'same to move to its closed position, when the lilm strip becomes broken.

lAnother object of the invention 1s .to provide a device of this character which will cause the shutter to be moved to its open position with the initial movement of the film over its guiding rollers.

With the foregoing and other objectsin view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Referring to the drawings wFigure 1 is a fragmenta elevational view of a moving picture apparatus disclosing the shutter in an open position.

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on line 2 2 of Figure 1.

'Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on line 3 3 of Figure 1. t

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on line 4--4 of Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a detail view disclosing 'a film as moving over its guiding rollers.

Referring to the drawings in detail,` the reference character 5 designates the front portionvof' a moving picture machine which is 4provided with the opening 6 .through which the pictures are projected. At the rear of the opening 6 are provided suitable guideways in which the safety shutter 7 moves, the shutter being of the usual construction, and provided with an upwardly extending arm 8 which has connection with the actuating arm 9 that is. pivotally connected to the frame of the machine as by meansv of the bolt 10 which passes through suitable openings in the frame and arm.

upported in suitable bearings formed on the frame, is the usual ide roller shaft'll which supports thegui ing rollers 12 over which operates the picture strip 13, thesame being of the usual construction and provided with spaced openings. 14 to accom-y modate the teeth 15 carried by the roller 12.

AThus it will be seen that movement of the strip 13 over the guiding roller 12, produces a relative movement of the shaft 11.

The shaftll isrelatively long, one end thereof extending beyond the side wall of the frame of thev machine where the shaft supports the controlling wheel '16 which embodies spaced disks connected by the rods 17 that are disposed in spaced relation with each. other, adjacent to the eripheries of the disks. This wheel-16 is ree to revolve on the shaft 11 and has connection withthe spring 18 as at 19, the opposite end of the spring being secured to the disk.- '20, as clearly shown by Figure 4 of the drawings, the disk being keyed or otherwise secured to the shaft 11 to, revolve therewith.

y A stub shaft 21 extends laterally from the frame of the machine and provides a support for the operating arm 22 which has pivotal connection with the shaft 21 intermediate the length of the arm 22, one end of the arm 22 being shown as contacting with theJ rods 17, as the wheel 16 revolves.

.One end of the arm 22 is formed into an eye to accommodate the looped end 23 of the link 24 that connects the arms 22 and I9, the link 24 having connection with the arm 9 as through the eye 25 formed at v one end thereof.

The operation of the device is as follows: Assuming that the machine is placed in ymotion,'the lm strip' 13 moving over the exs4 under tension. When the spring 18 has be come wound, the wheel 16 revolves with the shaft 11. It follows that as the wheel 16 revolves in a clockwise direction, the rods 17 move over the arm 22 moving the opposite end lthereof' downwardly with the result that the outer end of the arm 9 is also moved downwardl ,the inner end or shutter engaging end t ereof moves upwardly moving the shutter to an open position to 4permit the pictures of the picture strip 13 to be projected.

;,ter l7 to a closed'po'sition. Thus it will be seen that all danger of the film exploding or becoming ignited from the `intense heat of the burner employed in connection With moving picture apparatus, is eliminated.

Havlng thus" described the invention',\ what is claimed as new isz- In combination with the guide roller and safety shutter of amoving picture apparal tus,` a shaft for supportlng the roller, a

wheel including spaced diskslsupported ouv Wheel and adapted'to be engaged by the v rods to move the arm, an' actuating arm having connection with the shutter, means for connecting the operating arm and actuating arm, whereby movement of 'the Wheel produces a relative movement of the arm to open or close the shutter, and ring means for moving the wheel in-one irection.

In testimonyl that I claim the foregoing as my own, I- ave hereto aiiixed my signature 1n the resence of two witnesses.

. OMER HOLT DANIELS Witnesses:

L.` B. GLAsscocK,

M. I. TERRILL. 

